It is a time of fear in the face of freedom, a time of an emptying country and swelling cities, a time for the widening of previous roads and the opening of new paths, yet a time when these paths are mined by knowing algorithms of the all-seeing eye. It is the time of the warrior's peace and the miser's charity, when the planting of a seed is an act of conscientious objection. These are the times when maps fade, old landmarks crumble and direction is lost. Forwards is backwards now, so we glance sideways at the strange lands through which we are all passing, knowing for certain only that our destination has disappeared. We are unready to meet these times, but we proceed nonetheless, adapting as we wander, reshaping the Earth with every tread. Behind us we have left the old times, the standard times, the high times. Welcome to the irregular times.

Legal And Illegal For Americans in Cuba

It is illegal for Americans to travel to Cuba without the permission of the United States federal government. It is also illegal for Americans to engage in any kind of commercial activity with Cuba. Even buying a Cuban cigar is strictly against the law.

What is Legal for Americans in Cuba:

Thanks to the Military Commissions Act, it is now legal for Americans working for their government to kidnap people off the streets and fly them against their will to Cuba, where they can be imprisoned and tortured for the rest of their life without any trial or right to file a writ of habeas corpus. It is also legal for Americans in Cuba to put their prisoners on trial in a kangaroo court that violates the most basic legal rights recognized by civilized nations.

We progressives recognize the insanity inherent to this double standard. Right wingers think it makes perfect sense. That’s as good a reason as I can possibly think of to work to elect a progressive President in 2008.

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